Wedding Gift Shower Honors Bride's Groom In Houston Plans
A bridal gift shower for Miss LaVern Donaldson of Houston was planned at Mrs. Monroe Gordon's home on Highway 80 East but she could not attend due to summer work in Houston. Her fiancé Lawrence Bubba Williams served as guest of honor, with six hostesses arranging the evening from seven to nine. Guests registered in a gift book and gifts were displayed on a lace table with a floral centerpiece.
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LaVern Donaldson
Houston
Monroe Gordon
Highway 80
Lawrence
Bubba’’ Williams
Mattie Jean Ephriam
Mabel Carter
Wendell Dade
Ernestine Davis
Gordon
Lawrence Williams
Frank Williams Sr
Lillian Holland
Bubba
Eddie Walker Jr
Donaldson
Ftoor
Moore Family Hosts July Fourth Weekend Wedding Celebration
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Moore of Arlington hosted relatives for a July fourth weekend gathering at the Moore home. Guests included Mrs. Bessie Stroud and Miss Mickey Stroud of El Paso and family members, with gifts for the bride-elect and a color themed reception in yellow and white featuring a sheet cake and lime sherbet punch. The note also mentions the upcoming marriage of Miss Donaldson to Lawrence Williams at Lily Grove Baptist Church in Houston tomorrow.
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Victor Moore
Arlington
Charles Moore
Moore
Bessie Stroud
Mickey Stroud
el Paso
Mrs. Moore
Frank Williams Sr
Lillian Holland
Miss Donaldson
Lawrence Williams
Lily Grove Baptist Church
Houston
July Fourth Visit Among Lubbock and Austin Friends
Mr and Mrs Terry Fowler of Lubbock visited her parents Mr and Mrs John W Fernandes for the July fourth holidays. Also visiting were Frank Fernandes of Austin with Miss Susan Roby. A simple Deviled Pineapple Snack uses English muffins ham and pineapple rings with brown sugar broiled for about five minutes.
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Terry Fowler
Lubbock
John W. Fernandes
Smith Family Fourth Guests From Lubbock And Fort Stockton
Guests at the Smith home for the Fourth included Mr and Mrs Andy Anderson from Lubbock with Nancy Smith now Mrs Anderson teaching in Lubbock and pursuing a masters at Texas Tech. Saturday guests were Mr and Mrs Jack Shumake with children from Fort Stockton. The smiths hosted a barbecue and attended the West of the Pecos Rodeo. Mrs Smith is recovering well from June surgery at Medical Center Hospital Odessa.
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Samuell C.R. Smith
Andy Anderson
Lubbock
Nancy Smith
Anderson
Texas Tech
Tech
Smiths
The Ingredients for Utopia Protest by Betty Canary
Betty Canary writes a humorous Utopia dream listing small grievances and social quirks. She envisions practical fixes from washable decorations to better shoe strings and sock fasteners while critiquing gender roles and polite deception in everyday life.
Proper washing of knitted woolens and repurposing linen ends
A reader shares grandmother inspired steps for washing knitted and woven woolens in mildly warm soap suds, rinsing, rolling, blocking, and drying away from heat. It notes elastic recovery when soap washing and cautions against dryers and automatic washers.
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Polly
J. B
New Orleans Maestro Seeks Messiah Singers
Auditions for Handel Messiah in New Orleans open to all. Dates are September 3 and 4 at Loyola University Nunnermaker Auditorium with preliminary judges Mel Ivy Gordon Brown and Robert Roche. Final judging by Maestro Torkanowsky. four soloists to perform in mid December with a $3500 savings bond prize.
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New Orleans
Werner Torkanosky
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony
Nunnermaker
Loyola University
Mel Ivy
Gordon C. Brown
Xavier University
Robert Roche
Torkanowsky
New Orleans Symphony
Oldest US military society founded in 1783
The Society of the Cincinnati, the oldest military organization in the United States, was founded by Continental Army officers in 1783 to preserve the memories and ideals of the Revolutionary War and to support veterans.
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United States
the Society of the Cincinnati
Continental Army
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